Mexichelys Parham and Pyenson 2010 (turtle)

Reptilia - Testudines

Full reference: J. F. Parham and N. D. Pyenson. 2010. New sea turtle from the Miocene of Peru and iterative evolution of feeding ecomorphologies since the Cretaceous. Journal of Paleontology 84(2):231-247

Parent taxon: Panchelonioidea according to J. F. Parham and N. D. Pyenson 2010

Sister taxa: Pancheloniidae, Sphenophyllum colombianum

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: aquatic omnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Mexichelys in the database

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